The Robert Nairac Mystery – An Account by Author Max Markham

On April 24, 2012, in Guest Writers, Max Markham, Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, by Max Markham

I am working with Wilfried Voss to establish some hard facts about the career of the late Captain Robert Nairac GC, Grenadier Guards. As regular readers of this blog will know, Captain Nairac, who was working undercover, was abducted, tortured and murdered by the Provisional IRA in May 1977.

What’s in a Name: ‘Derry’ or ‘Londonderry’?

On March 17, 2012, in Garrad Gawler, Guest Writers, by Garrad Gawler

Some readers of my recent novel “The Londonderry Air – Testament of an Ulster Gunman” question me why characters, who are obviously from the protestant/unionist/loyalist community, use the term ‘Derry’ and not ‘Londonderry’. I was raised in this community in a small village on the north coast of Ireland in the 1950’s and we regularly used the term ‘Derry’.

Who Were the Ulster Defence Regiment Soldiers?

On March 7, 2012, in Garrad Gawler, Guest Writers, by Garrad Gawler

It is hard, for security reasons, to obtain demographic information about the UDR’s members; even general statistics are difficult to obtain. Depending which source you read, between 40 and 50 thousand people served for some time in the UDR between its formation in April 1970 and its amalgamation with the Royal Irish Regiment in 1992.

The Secret Life Of British Army Captain Robert Nairac And The Documentary Evidence

On January 18, 2012, in Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

My research on British Army Captain Robert Nairac is as much about Nairac’s secret life (if, in fact, it existed) as it is about homophobia, discrimination, and ignorance.

Captain Robert Nairac And His Involvement With The SAS

On January 12, 2012, in Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Major Clive Fairweather, who served in the top-level intelligence post of G2/Int inside the Lisburn-based British Army HQ in Northern Ireland, knew Nairac and is very clear that, despite many claims to the contrary, Nairac was never an SAS man.

UVF Man Robin Jackson (“The Jackal”) And His Links To British Captain Robert Nairac

On January 11, 2012, in Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, by Editor

When it comes to the military career of British Captain Robert Nairac in Northern Ireland between 1973 (especially since 1974 when he joined “The Det” or “14 Int”) and his death in 1977, one name surfaces on a regular basis, that of Robert John “Robin” Jackson, known as the Jackal.

The Life Of Captain Robert Laurence Nairac – A Time Line

On January 1, 2012, in Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Everything you read about British Captain Robert Nairac on this website represents my very personal view and research on the topic. If you deem my findings objectionable or in err, please feel free to leave a comment.

A Legacy Of The Irish Troubles – The Disappeared

On January 1, 2012, in Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

There were sixteen people who ‘disappeared’ during ‘the troubles’ in Northern Ireland. The Provisional IRA admitted responsibility for thirteen of the sixteen, while one was admitted by the INLA. No attribution has been given to the remaining two.

Captain Robert Laurence Nairac – References

On January 1, 2012, in Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Everything you read about British Captain Robert Nairac on this website represents my very personal view and research on the topic. If you deem my findings objectionable or in err, please feel free to leave a comment.

A Sensitive Topic: The Lifes Of British Officers Robert Nairac and Julian “Tony” Ball

On December 20, 2011, in Nairac Investigation, Robert Nairac, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

I had been warned that my continued research on the person of British Captain Rober Nairac might cause criticism and threats, specifically from residents in the United Kingdom, and, as a matter of fact, I have already been through several rounds of such fruitless communications.